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BAKKED OWL. 



nests were found within a comparatively small tract of country. 

 Their economic value may be estimated from the contents of one 

 hundred and one stomachs, eighty-four of which contained mice 

 and shrews ; seven, insects ; and eleven, small birds. 



They are said to have a shrill, barking call, like the yelp of a 

 small dog. A low pile of sticks and grass hidden on the ground 

 and lined with feathers serves to hold the half dozen eggs. 



GROUP III. BARRED OWL.S, Sxniillllt. 



The Barred or Hoot Owl, Syniiiiiii Tariuui (Barton), is not un- 

 common in the wilder parts of our northeastern states throughout 

 the year, and its large size, lack of feather horns, and deep impres- 

 sive voice render it easv of identification. As soon as dusk has 



